The Meek Inherit the Earth - Genesis 12-15

Genesis 13:14-17 (ESV Strong's)
The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward, for all the land that you see I will give to you and to your offspring forever. I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted. Arise, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I will give it to you.”

The Meek Inherit the Earth

Lot, Abraham’s nephew, had a large flock, as did Abraham.  So, Abraham asks Lot to separate and take whatever portion of the land he wanted for his flocks.   Abraham said he would take what was left.   There are a lot of fathers who would not offer the best choice of a pie to their sons, let alone offer them land and possessions, as Abraham has done.   Abraham acted in a very meek manner, allowing his nephew to choose what he wanted.  

Note the character of Lot, revealed by his choice:

Genesis 13:10 (ESV Strong's)
And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

That means Abraham received the lessor portion of the land.   Why would Abraham do this?   Because of the above truth.  Abraham was already promised ALL the land.   Whatever Lot choose for his own, was really Abraham’s anyhow.   Abraham could be meek because this was his inheritance, from God, already.    He did not have to “claim” his own, or speak about this “rights,” or even claim “entitlement.”   This was his land and he had faith in God about this choice.    This is what Jesus meant when He said:

Matthew 5:5 (ESV Strong's)
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

We, as believers (like Abraham), can be meek because we know that, in the end, we will inherit the new heave and the new earth.   The world can choose the “best” of the land and possessions now, but this is not their earth and their possession.   God is going to destroy this earth and this heave and make a new one.   We do not have to “look and see that the land is good” as Lot did.  We already know what God has promised us and we can be meek as a result.   Meekness is the knowledge of knowing you don’t have to flex for something.   It is power under control because you know the ONE in control.    We can be meek in this life because we belong to the one in control.